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1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1980–81 NBA season was the SuperSonics 14th season in the NBA.[1]

1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerZollie Volchok
Owner(s)Sam Schulman
ArenaKingdome
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKIRO-TV
RadioKIRO
< 1979–80 1981–82 >

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Bill Hanzlik SG/SF   United States Notre Dame
3 66 Carl Bailey C   United States Tuskegee

Roster edit

1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 21 Awtrey, Dennis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948–02–22 Santa Clara
PF 20 Bailey, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–05–21 Rutgers
SG 32 Brown, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
SF 22 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–12–06 Notre Dame
PG 24 Hill, Armond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–03–31 Princeton
SF 27 Johnson, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1947–10–18 Iowa
PG 15 Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–09–01 Baylor
PF 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955–10–19 Oregon State
C 43 Sikma, Jack (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
SF 42 Walker, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–07–18 Virginia
SG 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950–11–30 USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 19, 1981

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 22–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3.0 30–11 24–17 19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12.0 30–11 15–26 18–12
Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18.0 26–15 13–28 10–20
San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21.0 22–19 14–27 14–16
Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23.0 22–19 12–29 7–23
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1980-81 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–4 2–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–2 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–4
Boston 4–2 – 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1
Chicago 4–2 1–5 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1
Cleveland 5–1 1–4 1–5 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 3–3 0–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 2–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 0–2
Detroit 2–4 1–4 1–5 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–5 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5
Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 – 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 2–4 3–3 4–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 2–3 – 1–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 3–2 3–3 1–4 4–1 4–2 0–2
Indiana 5–1 3–3 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 6–0 2–4 1–1 0–5 4–2 0–2 – 0–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–1 1–1
Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 2–3 3–3 6–0 3–2 1–1
Milwaukee 5–1 3–3 3–3 6–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 – 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
New Jersey 2–3 0–6 2–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–5 – 0–6 1–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 4–2 1–5 3–3 5–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–0 – 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Philadelphia 5–1 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 5–1 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 3–3 3–2 6–0 5–1 5–0 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–3 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 3–2 – 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–4 1–4 – 5–1 3–2 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 2–3 1–5 – 4–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 1–4 2–4 1–1 1–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 1–5 2–3 1–4 – 0–2
Washington 4–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 —

Game log edit

1980–81 game log
October (5–7)
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
1 Oct 10 Los Angeles Lakers 98–99 Kingdome 0–1 Lost 1
2 Oct 12 @ Portland Trail Blazers 96–107 Memorial Colliseum 0–2 Lost 2
3 Oct 14 @ Dallas Mavericks 85–83 Reunion Arena 1–2 Won 1
4 Oct 15 @ Houston Rockets 100–103 The Summit 1–3 Lost 1
5 Oct 18 @ Kansas City Kings 127–122 Kemper Arena 2–3 Won 1
6 Oct 20 @ Utah Jazz 98–92 Salt Palace 3–3 Won 2
7 Oct 22 Dallas Mavericks 102–107 Kingdome 3–4 Lost 1
8 Oct 24 @ Los Angeles Lakers 98–104 The Forum 3–5 Lost 2
9 Oct 25 Phoenix Suns 75–100 Kingdome 3–6 Lost 3
10 Oct 26 Portland Trail Blazers 111–98 Kingdome 4–6 Won 1
11 Oct 28 Golden State Warriors 119–102 Kingdome 5–6 Won 2
12 Oct 31 San Antonio Spurs 96–112 Kingdome 5–7 Lost 1
November (6–7)
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
13 Nov 1 @ Denver Nuggets 118–123 McNichols Sports Arena 5–8 Lost 2
14 Nov 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 118–83 Kingdome 6–8 Win 1
15 Nov 5 Denver Nuggets 117–125 Kingdome 6–9 Lost 1
16 Nov 7 San Diego Clippers 113–94 Kingdome 7–9 Win 1
17 Nov 12 Utah Jazz 106–114 Kingdome 7–10 Lost 1
18 Nov 14 Kansas City Kings 127–125 Kingdome 8–10 Won 1
19 Nov 15 Houston Rockets 143–139 (OT) Kingdome 9–10 Won 2
20 Nov 18 @ Houston Rockets 118–138 The Summit 9–11 Lost 1
21 Nov 21 @ Dallas Mavericks 101–91 Reunion Arena 10–11 Win 1
22 Nov 23 @ San Diego Clippers 99–110 San Diego Sports Arena 10–12 Lost 1
23 Nov 26 @ Phoenix Suns 103–113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–13 Lost 2
24 Nov 28 San Diego Clippers 92–93 Kingdome 10–14 Lost 3
25 Nov 30 New Jersey Nets 113–89 Kingdome 11–14 Won 1
December (6–7)
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
26 Dec 3 Chicago Bulls 113–105 Kingdome 12–14 Won 2
27 Dec 6 @ Utah Jazz 108–98 Salt Palace 13–14 Won 3
28 Dec 8 San Antonio Spurs 104–99 Kingdome 14–14 Won 4
29 Dec 9 @ Portland Trail Blazers 98–111 Memorial Coliseum 14–15 Lost 1
30 Dec 10 @ Golden State Warriors 108–103 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15–15 Win 1
31 Dec 12 Los Angeles Lakers 107–113 Kingdome 15–16 Lost 1
32 Dec 14 @ San Diego Clippers 81–91 San Diego Sports Arena 15–17 Lost 2
33 Dec 17 Kansas City Kings 101–94 Kingdome 16–17 Won 1
34 Dec 19 Atlanta Hawks 95–92 Kingdome 17–17 Won 2
35 Dec 22 Phoenix Suns 98–109 Kingdome 17–18 Lost 1
36 Dec 26 Portland Trail Blazers 90–96 Kingdome 17–19 Lost 2
37 Dec 27 @ Golden State Warriors 98–104 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 17–20 Lost 3
38 Dec 30 @ San Antonio Spurs 100–102 HemisFair Arena 17–21 Lost 4
January (4–10)
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
39 Jan 2 Philadelphia 76ers 117–120 (OT) Kingdome 17–22 Lost 5
40 Jan 5 Dallas Mavericks 103–89 Kingdome 18–22 Won 1
41 Jan 7 Detroit Pistons 99–94 Kingdome 19–22 Won 2
42 Jan 9 @ Los Angeles Lakers 87–92 The Forum 19–23 Lost 1
43 Jan 10 Denver Nuggets 119–116 Kingdome 20–23 Won 1
44 Jan 11 Golden State Warriors 98–106 Kingdome 20–24 Lost 1
45 Jan 13 @ Phoenix Suns 99–104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20–25 Lost 2
46 Jan 16 @ Indiana Pacers 95–94 Market Square Arena 21–25 Won 1
47 Jan 18 @ Philadelphia 76ers 92–113 The Spectrum 21–26 Lost 1
48 Jan 20 @ New York Knicks 97–98 Madison Square Garden 21–27 Lost 2
49 Jan 21 @ New Jersey Nets 122–126 (OT) Rutgers Athletic Center 21–28 Lost 3
50 Jan 23 @ Washington Wizards 91–103 Capital Centre 21–29 Lost 4
51 Jan 25 @ Boston Celtics 106–115 Boston Garden 21–30 Lost 5
52 Jan 28 Milwaukee Bucks 110–119 Kingdome 21–31 Lost 6
February (8–7)
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
53 Feb 4 Washington Bullets 108–99 Kingdome 22–31 Won 1
54 Feb 6 Kansas City Kings 92–102 Kingdome 22–32 Lost 1
55 Feb 7 Utah Jazz 96–89 Kingdome 23–32 Won 1
56 Feb 8 Denver Nuggets 133–112 Kingdome 24–32 Won 2
57 Feb 10 Boston Celtics 108–107 (OT) Kingdome 25–32 Won 3
58 Feb 12 @ Portland Trail Blazers 112–109 Memorial Coliseum 26–32 Won 4
59 Feb 14 @ Chicago Bulls 117–134 Chicago Stadium 26–33 Lost 1
60 Feb 15 @ Kansas City Kings 105–107 Kemper Arena 26–34 Lost 2
61 Feb 17 @ Utah Jazz 101–98 Salt Palace 27–34 Won 1
62 Feb 18 New York Knicks 103–105 Kingdome 27–35 Lost 1
63 Feb 20 Phoenix Suns 112–111 Kingdome 28–35 Won 1
64 Feb 22 Houston Rockets 96–111 Kingdome 28–36 Lost 1
65 Feb 24 @ Dallas Mavericks 102–84 Reunion Arena 29–36 Won 1
66 Feb 26 @ San Antonio Spurs 113–123 HemisFair Arena 29–37 Lost 1
67 Feb 27 @ Houston Rockets 92–96 The Summit 29–38 Lost 2
March (5–10)
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
68 Mar 1 @ Atlanta Hawks 102–108 Omni Coliseum 29–39 Lost 3
69 Mar 4 Indiana Pacers 105–93 Kingdome 30–39 Won 1
70 Mar 6 San Antonio Spurs 102–94 Kingdome 31–39 Won 2
71 Mar 7 @ Golden State Warriors 103–106 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 31–40 Lost 1
72 Mar 8 San Diego Clippers 92–103 Kingdome 31–41 Lost 2
73 Mar 11 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 101–95 Coliseum at Richfield 32–41 Won 1
74 Mar 13 @ Detroit Pistons 102–100 Pontiac Silverdome 33–41 Won 2
75 Mar 15 @ Milwaukee Bucks 108–132 MECCA Arena 33–42 Lost 1
76 Mar 17 @ Denver Nuggets 112–124 McNichols Sports Arena 33–43 Lost 2
77 Mar 20 @ Los Angeles Lakers 119–133 The Forum 33–44 Lost 3
78 Mar 22 @ Phoenix Suns 91–107 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–45 Lost 4
79 Mar 24 @ San Diego Clippers 106–111 San Diego Sports Arena 33–46 Lost 5
80 Mar 25 Portland Trail Blazers 103–112 Kingdome 33–47 Lost 6
81 Mar 27 Los Angeles Lakers 90–97 Kingdome 33–48 Lost 7
82 Mar 29 Golden State Warriors 96–92 Kingdome 34–48 Won 1
1980–81 schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Bailey 82 31.0 .499 .500 .709 7.4 1.2 .9 1.7 14.0
Fred Brown 78 25.5 .488 .359 .832 2.2 3.0 1.1 .2 15.5
James Donaldson 68 14.4 .542 .594 4.5 .6 .1 1.1 5.3
Bill Hanzlik 74 17.0 .478 .200 .793 2.1 1.5 .8 .3 5.4
John Johnson 80 29.1 .431 .000 .808 4.5 3.9 .7 .3 11.5
Vinnie Johnson 81 28.5 .534 .200 .793 4.5 4.2 1.0 .2 13.0
Lonnie Shelton 14 31.4 .420 .655 5.6 2.5 1.6 .2 13.0
Jack Sikma 82 35.6 .454 .000 .823 10.4 3.0 1.0 1.1 18.7
Wally Walker 82 21.9 .463 .000 .645 3.8 1.5 .6 .2 8.4
Paul Westphal 36 29.9 .442 .240 .832 1.9 4.1 1.3 .4 16.7

Transactions edit

Free agents edit

Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Tom LaGarde Expansion Draft May 28, 1980 Dallas Mavericks

References edit

  1. ^ 1980-81 Seattle SuperSonics
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